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Epic Surfing at Sydney's Australian Open: Pro Riders Crush Manly Beach Waves

Epic Surfing at Sydney s Australian Open: Pro Riders Crush Manly Beach Waves

We spent the week buried under an unexpected snowstorm at Fathom HQ, which made it the perfect time to watch videos of surfers crushing it at the Australian Open of Surfing, the annual surf-skate-BMX-music festival that just wrapped up in Manly Beach, Sydney.

This makes us wish we had stuck with the surf lessons.

The men in action.

The women get it done.

Highlights from the finals.

Keep going! Watch them all.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE

Escape to Bukit Peninsula, Bali's Surfing Paradise
Catch a Wave at the 9 Ultimate Surf Spots in the Pacific
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